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expect vs presume

presume vs expect

expect and presume both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expect No No Yes No
presume No No Yes No
As verbs, presume is a hyponym of expect; that is, presume is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expect:
  • expect: regard something as probable or likely
  • presume: take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
Other hyponyms of expect include guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think, assume, take for granted, conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize, believe, trust.
expect (verb) presume (verb)
be pregnant with take liberties or act with too much confidence
look forward to the birth of a child take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
regard something as probable or likely constitute reasonable evidence for
look forward to the probable occurrence of take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
consider reasonable or due
consider obligatory; request and expect
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